13,494 GST Evasion cases registered in Gujarat

The Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance Shri. Pankaj Chaudhary has stated in response to a question raised in Lok Sabha that 13,494 GST Evasion cases are registered in Gujarat.

The Minister Shri Shaktisinh Gohil asked the question in Lok Sabha:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

(a) the number of cases of GST evasion registered in Gujarat;

(b) the amount involved in this evasion; and

(c) the number of people arrested who were involved in cases of GST evasion?

The Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance Shri. Pankaj Chaudhary replied:

(a) to (c): During July 2017 and June 2024, the number of GST evasion cases registered by Central Tax formations in Gujarat are 13,494, with a GST evasion sum of about Rs.52,394 Cr and involving the arrest of 214 persons.